Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe



  • Stagefright – Carole Wilkinson

    Black Dog Books 2013 ISBN: 9781922077585 Paperback, 289 pp RRP: $15.99 What a talented writer Carole Wilkinson is, seemingly able to turn her creative hand to any genre.  Not many writers have the chance to publish their novels twice either! This is exactly what Carole did with Stagefright – you will enjoy the anecdote of Read more

  • Infamous: Chronicles of Nick #3 – Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Atom Books 2012  ISBN: 978-1-907411-55-7 RRP: $16.99 Genre: Fantasy/Paranormal   The Chronicles of Nick series has developed a legion of fans since the publication of the first volume Infinity in 2010. Nick Gautier and the Dark-Hunters take readers on another  journey into the world of the Netherworld and dark evil creatures. To all outward appearances, Read more

  • Earthfall – Mark Walden

      The huge following of fans Walden hooked with his H.I.V.E. series will be not be disappointed by the debut of his new book Earthfall. 14 year old Sam has been on his own for 18 months, believing himself to be the sole survivor of a frightening and devastating ‘alien’ attack on contemporary London.  Hiding Read more

  • Bureau of Mysteries 2: The Mechanomancers

    ISBN: 9781742756486 Published: 01/02/2013 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s Extent: 320 pages RRP: $15.95 H. J. Harper takes readers on another rollicking romp with the wacky characters from the Bureau of Mysteries as they battle ancient nefarious spirits to save Little Obscurity. Joining forces with Sir Periwinkle Tinkerton and his strange silent assistant Lexica Quill, Read more

  • About me…

    I’ve been a reader since I was three and still have many of my childhood books – very well worn, well loved and treasured. Among the most favourite of these are a large illustrated Wizard of Oz, which was a birthday present from my older sister on my 5th birthday, a little battered book called Read more

  • To read is to …

    To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries.” – A C Grayling, Financial Times (in a review of A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel) Read more